The Uruguayan press has speculated that Venezia's Federico Magallanes may win a place in the midfield.

That move would relegate Gianni Guigou to the bench, which would be a signal of the coach's attacking intent.

Pua intends to test his starting line in the friendly against Yokohama Marinos on Saturday, "even if only for the first 45 minutes".
Uruguay have also been boosted by the news that striker Sebastian Abreu returned to training after being sidelined for five days because of a foot injury.
But midfielder Fabian O'Neill was still absent from training because of an injury.